Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Welcome to my blog. This is a first for me so hopefully I don't bore you to death :)

I have had several people inquire about our packing list from our trip to bring our sweet baby C home. See the post below :) I spent over a year saving and compiling other's lists and ultimately came up with what suited us best. We were completely happy with everything we took and weren't desperate for anything left behind.

And YES...everything fit in these two bags :) Not sure how but it did....it's a really big bag!!!

Baby Medicines (strips if possible)I took ALL medicines out of their original box, cut out the back of the box w/ the directions & used a rubberband to hold the directions & medicine together. This saved a TON of space!!!!!*Even though we didn’t use most medications, I’d take againZithromax (prescription f/ dr…do not constitute)MotrinTylenol(used for teething)TriaminicBenedryl ~baby (for plane) (used)Electrolyte powderA&D(diaper cream)Gas dropsHydrocortisone creamSaline drops/aspiratorCortaidTeething tablets (used)

“Important numbers” A single sheet of paper that had phone numbers for:Embassy and Consulates in Beijing, Kunming and GuangzhouTravel AgencyAdoption AgencySenator’s officeAll traveler’s credit card numbers and phone numbers to call if lostAddresses and phone numbers of all hotelsSocial worker

~I used 2 large, packmate like bags...you know the one's you can squish the air out of (I got ours at Target...cheap and worked beautifully). I packed all of the baby's clothes in lg. ziplocks. Really, honestly ask yourself...'Can I live without this for 2 weeks'...you'd be surprised how much you can leave behind. You can pretty much get anything you desperately need in China (except medicines and probably adult clothing). Choose re-usable over convenient disposable things.